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The Kilt is womens skirt cry the EU Bureaucrats

And then they had to back down as a ferocious Scottish nation turned on them!

"The statistical agency Eurostat, which is collating information from 15 states to examine business trends, sent questionnaires to garment producers that did not allow kiltmakers to register the national dress as menswear. Manufacturers were told to fill in how many kilts they had sold in the space provided for women's skirts, sparking condemnation from kiltmakers and politicians alike." from the Independent.

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Its not been a good week for the Scots having been knocked out in the world cup by a mediocre Australian side with some dubious refereeing decisions thrown in.

Posted by Simon at November 11, 2003 9:35 AM

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